Line holder



Aug. 28, 1923. 1,466.563

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" Application filed December 1, m2." Serial No. 604,384.

To all whom it may concern:

e it known that I, WILLIAM O. RUTHER FORD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Jackson, in the county of Madison and State ofTennessee, have invented new and useful Improvements in Line Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification. v

Inmasonry, it is necessary that-the corners of buildings befirst partlyerected and that a line be stretched between'the courses of brick orstone so that the intermediate bricks or stones will be laid atthe samelevel as that at the corners.

common nails have the line wound: therearound and one nail is insertedinthemor tar at one corner of a buildingconstruction and the otherinserted in the mortar between courses at the other corner of theconstruction. The line must be'drawn vtaut, and to do this it isnecessary that one of the mechanics at a corner of the building turn thenail or similar implement so that the line will be tightly! Woundtherearound.

It is the object of this invention toobviate the corners of masonry. Itis a still further object toproduce a masonry line holding device thatshall be an. extremely simple construction, cheaply manufactured andmarketed, and thoroughly eflicient'tor the purpose devised.

To the attainment of. the foregoing, and other objects. which willpresent themselves as the nature of the invention is better understood,reference is to be had to the drawing which accompanies and which formspart of this application.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a view illustrating the cation of theimprovement.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one'of the line holders with asuflicient portion of a line thereon to illustrate the manner in whichthe line can be drawn taut without being wound on the holder. I

The body of my improvement is preferably formed from a strand ofsuitable steel wire to provide a shank '1 having a pointed appli-Ordinarily, comparatively sharp implements, such asv end; The wiremember, at

and extended in a line parallel with that 01"- the shank, as indicatedby the numeral 2. The extended portion has its end rounded upon itselfand is extended over the portion 2, as indicated by the numeral 8. Theend of the portion 3 is flared outwardly to provide a jaw 4. In order tocause the jaw t to frictionally contact 'withthe extension 2, I arrangearound the portions 2 and 3, a suitable distance inward of the jaw 4:, anietal'loop 5. I Tohold the portion 2 against the shank 1 thereispreferably soldered thereto an ex tensionon the outer end of a coiledwire 6 that surrounds the shank 1. The opposite. or inner end of thiscoil is bent outwardly and extended in the direction of the pointed endor" the shank to provide a hook 7.

In practice, one end of the line 8 is received betweenthe jaw 4: and theportion 2 or" oneof the devices and is from thence directed betweentheshank 1 and the hook. This holder is inserted in the mortar betweencourses at one corner of a building. The line isextendedc to be'receivedbetween the hooks 7 on the shank 1 of the second holder at the oppositecorner and is from thence drawn into the jaw 4. Any slack in the 1ine 8may be readily taken up by drawing upon either end or" the said line,and it is thought that the foregoing description when taken inconnection with the drawings will fully set forth the construction andadvantages of the improvement to those skilled in the art to which suchinventions relate without further detailed description.

Having described the invention, I claim 1. A line holder for the purposeset forth constructed from asingle strip of wire com prising a shankhaving a pointed end, rounded at its opposite end and inwardly extendedto contacting engagement with the shank and from thence further roundedupon itself and extended to provide a spring jaw in contact with thefirst extension, said jaw having its end rounded outwardly, meansbetween the jaw and extension for causing the jaw to exert a springtension against the extension, and a hook on the shank disposed inwardof the jaw.

2.: A line holder for the purpose set forth constructed from a singlestrip of wire, comprising a shank having a pointed end, rounded atitsopposite end and inwardly extended to contacting engagement ith the theshank having an extended loop arranged shank and from thence furtherrounded aroun" the referred to extension and soinpon itself and extendedto provide a spring dered or otherwise connected thereto, and jaw incontact with thefirst extension, said the opposite end 01'? the coilbeing offset in jaw having its end rounded outwardly, the direction ofthe shank to provide a hook, means between the jaw and extension for forthe purpose set forth.

causing the jaw to exert a spring tension In testimony whereof I afiiXmy signature. against the extension, 2L Wire coiled around 1 WILUAMOVERTON RUTHERWRD-

